A recently discovered alternative to the indoors, going "outside," offers adventurous explorers exposure to things such as wind, sunshine, and the naturally occurring mazes found in corn fields. Leave the indoors with today's Groupon: for $12, you get two all-inclusive tickets to the Yee-Haw Fall Festival (a $24 value) at the Double JJ Resort on the Back Forty Ranch, just one hour north of Grand Rapids in Rothbury. The festival is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday until November 14, when Thanksgiving turkeys stage a bloody, baseball-batted coup against any remaining jack-o'-lanterns.

Yee-Haw Fall Festival is an annual phantasmagoria of seasonal events sprawled across the Double JJ's Back Forty Ranch. While the rest of the fam takes a hayride to the pumpkin patch to find a ghoulish gourd with plenty of face space for painting, navigate your way through the bewildering twists and turns of the hay maze as you evade its straw minotaur. Fall fun-seekers can also enjoy a healthy jolt of autumn adrenaline by riding a bull, braving the zip lines, or watching cowboys soar majestically through the air during a stunt show. Otherwise, squander your bottle-cap inheritance on the pig races before doing a victory lap on the stagecoach.

The artsy and the crafty, meanwhile, can try their handy hands at candle making, paper making, rope making, and even building their own buzz saw (not a joke; you can actually do this). DIY drinkers will get a chance to make their own cider—or make their own applesauce with the apple slingshot. As the golden hues of twilight seep into the sky, cuddle up on a hayride with warm donuts and warmer cider as you soak in the foliage fireworks of the surrounding trees. You'll also have access to barrel-train rides, free popcorn, petting farms, midway games, a mining sluice, a corral show, and a great deal more.

Although not included in this Groupon, the Double JJ is a dude ranch resort with impressive accommodations. Should you choose to extend your fall festivities beyond Yee-Haw, you'll get to enjoy horseback-riding stables, an indoor water park, a championship golf course, haunted Halloween attractions, restaurants, recreational gunfights at high noon, and lodging.

Reviews

TripAdvisors give the Double JJ Resort an average of four owl eyes, and the resort has more than 3,000 Facebook fans:

• The activites [sic] at the Double JJ were so interesting for a family from NY State who had never been to a ranch type facility before…There are so many options of things to do. – Makuzie, TripAdvisor
• There were plenty of fun things to do for everyone of all ages and many unforgettable moments. – loveJJ, TripAdvisor